The skies of 2017 shine bright and gaudy as a Vegas casino, and house just as many games of skill and chance. The year deals a […]
The year begins with a set of chess pieces, lined up and awaiting orders. January is full of strategic considerations, for it is here that we […]
February’s skies promise a month both fast and strange. Mars and Venus’ presence in Aries pushes the pace of the month, accelerating it through a pair […]
It is said of March that it comes “in like a lion, and out like a lamb.” This is almost true this year, as the beginning […]
April’s story, though possessed of many details, can be broken down into two major parts. These are the plotlines spun out by Mercury and Venus’ retrograde […]
Though there are a few interesting sideplots, May’s primary story is undoubtedly a tale about Saturn and Uranus. The two planets complete a trine this month, […]
June begins with a series of broadly fortunate changes. Venus and Mercury both return home to signs they rule, and the greater benefic, Jupiter, stations direct. […]
One of the few configurations which holds throughout this July is the relationship between Mars and the Sun. The two are close enough all month to […]
The following is an excerpt from my 2014 Astrological Almanac. The 2015 Astrological Almanac is now available. This handy tome contains descriptions of every day, monthly […]
The following is an excerpt from the 2015 Astrological Almanac. This handy tome contains descriptions of every day, monthly summaries, an ephemeris, and more. Secure your […]
On Saturday, August 13th, Saturn stations direct at 9 Sagittarius. Retrograde since the 25th of March, the slow planet is finally ready to assume forward motion. […]
September holds a number of interesting configurations. Together, they should serve to bring many of this year’s themes to completion. The month is straddled by two […]
On September 9th 2016, Jupiter enters tropical Libra. The big planet will reside within the sign of the scales until October 10th, 2017, when it enters […]
Though we’ve seen much of what September’s wyrm-hole has to offer, there are still some matters left to be resolved. This is thus another liminal week. […]
Boots on the Ground Our two friends this month will be diplomacy and discipline, as represented by Jupiter in Libra and Mars in Capricorn. Although rather […]
This week, haunted by the specter of Justice, begins with the Sun’s entrance into Sagittarius, and continues with Mercury’s midweek conjunction with Saturn in the same […]
Though there are a number of unique moments this December, the bulk of the month’s events orbit around the potent configurations between Saturn in Sagittarius, Jupiter […]
The year begins with the Moon in Aquarius’s aspects to the tight nest of configurations between Uranus in Aries, Jupiter in Libra and Saturn in Sagittarius. […]
Wednesday begins with Mercury’s retrograde retreat into Sagittarius, in preparation for its direct station on Saturday night. This regress into Sagittarius pulls the mind in a […]
Monday begins with the Moon in Pisces’ conjunction with the South Node, a configuration which pulls the psyche toward preoccupation with old and unresolved matters or […]
The day begins with retrograde Mercury in Capricorn’s sextile to newly-ingressed Venus in Pisces. This is a pleasing aspect, as it positions Venus to soothe the […]
Much of the day during Thursday is challenging. The Moon in Aries squares the Sun and then Pluto in Capricorn. The depths of the applying Sun-Pluto […]
Friday begins with the Moon in Aries’ trine to a stationing Mercury in Sagittarius. There is thus a bloom of brightness and purpose to Friday’s first […]
Saturday is well poised to resolve the difficult mysteries which Friday exposed. The steadying Moon in Taurus begins the day with a pleasing sextile to vigorous […]
The day begins with the Moon sauntering placidly through the late degrees of Taurus, which steadies the first portion of the day. During the afternoon, though, […]